Turpentine-cup support.



G. L. KRAGER.

,TURPENTINE CUP SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1913.

1,130,300. Patented Mar.2, 1915.

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TURPENTiNE-CUP surronr.

To all ychom it may concern Be 1t known that 1, CHARLES L. KRAGER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Daisy,inthe county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, .have invented a new and useful Turpentine-Cup Support, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in turpentine cup supports, one

object of the invention being the provision of a support which is readily driven into the tree below the sap directing spout which may also be driven therein, and is so disposed as to support the turpentine cup, so that the receiving end will be disposed in parallel to the vertical central line of the tree, and coact with the support and the lower adjacent portion of the tree to maintain the cup properly supported and against swinging movement, the support being a comparatively resilient one so that the cup may be readily detached and attached without danger of the cup being broken and at the same time be so supported as not to be I ipdily dislodged by passing cattle or the A further object of the present invention is the provision of a metal cup support which is adapted to be readily driven into the tree, and which may be removed to be used at other times and uponother trees, and thus dispense with the objectionable feature of driven nails which often remain within the trees and when the lumber is sent to the saw mill endangers and does break the saws during the sawingof the lumber.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed withput departing from the spirit of the inven- In the drawings Figure 1 is a view illustrating the method of employing the present support and cup. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the resilient support per as. Fig.

3 is a vertical central sectional view through Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 2, 1915.. Application filed March 10, 1818. Serial No. 753,370. I

. the tree, S the spout, which is positioned to 'dlIGClJ the gum or sap from the tree into the upper open end of the vertically supported turpentine receiving cup C. The tree is barked and cut, as is the usual practice,

and the driven member. 1 which is preferway as to be bodily carried thereby, it beingin reality integral therewith. The member 3 is preferably ti-shaped being provided with the oppositely extending terminals 4, which terminatcin the offset pins 5 which constitute a guiding means to permit of the easy introduction and removal of the turpentine cup (1,-without chipping, breaking or otherwise scarring the cup, which is preferably made of earthen-ware, .as for instance burnt clay. en in .proper position, the extreme ends of the terminals 4 engage the under side of the rim '9 of the .cup f), to hold the cup firmly in a vertical position, so that the cup G can have no swinging movement. The cup' has formed in one edge thereof, the overflow notch or recess 6. which is exceedingly small as compared with the main open mouth of the cup, so that when the cupis inthe posltlon as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, permits of the cup filling to the dotted line 7 before the sap overruns and flows through the outlet 6, which beingrelatively small will direct a stream at such point withouthoverfiowmg the full outer portion of the cup, as is the usual fault,-when no such recess is provided: By thisconstruction, it will beseen that the tree is barked and cut in the usual manner, and that the spout S, which may be of any preferred design or construction is inserted, the pin 1 being driven as before described, so as to present the spaced arms 4 in a substantially horizontal plane and below the spout to receive thecup C, and maintain the same in theposition, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. r I

By constructing a supporting member, as herein shown, it is evident that the same may be readily attached toand removed from the tree and that thus there is no objection, as I danger of breaking saws when the trees are cut down and sent to the saw mill for lumber as is usual, where nails are-driven to maintain the cup in the proper sap receiving position. It is also apparent that by reason of the fact that the cup isheld resiliently against outward displacement and against swinging movement that the same is more rigidly supported so that passing cattle, which often graze in turpentine forests, will not readily knock the cup from the support, thus preventing the breakage of the cup in this manner, and further as the cup is very easily moved to and from position when collecting the sap, the guiding arms permitting such easy removal and attachment, there is less danger of breaking or chipping the cup than when the cup is provided with an aperture to fit upon the supporting nail or peg carried by the tree. By this means there is a great saving in the cups, and further as the recess 6 is formed as an overflow, the size of the cup may be reduced and retain the same proportion or amount of the sap as the larger cup now in use, where the outlet is through theaperture for receiving the nail at the rear portion of and slightly below the rim of the cup. This feature of the reduction of the size of the cup is of great importance in shipment, as a greater number of cups may be shipped in the-same bulk and in handling the same to and from the forest, the smaller cups are handled with greater ease.

'llhe resilient supporting members may be meonoo left in the tree, or may be withdrawn at theend of the sap season,'to be used the next season, the'same being readily withdrawn at any time when it is desired to cut the tree for lumber. llhe resilient arms even when left in the tree and sent to the mill, are readily seen and removed before substantially U-shaped with the ends of the terminals extended outwardly in opposite directions, said straight member being attached to the U-shaped member at a point intermediate of the terminals of the U shaped member with the blow receiving end projected beyond the material of the U- shaped member and toward the terminals thereof.

lin testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, ll have hereto afixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses,

CHARLES L. KRAGER.

Witnesses:

Euwann B. Ka'rcnuensm, 'll. 0. Soon. 

